Its probably me , but whats this weird bragging online about To Good To Go Bags? Do the algorithms think this is something i need to see 10 times a day? Is it the replacement for rate my plate? It seems to consist of middle class folks saying how wonderful their haul is , well possibly if your buying the sort of stuff you get in these bags , but i just think their mostly a rip off , the foul over spicy sandwiches that nobody buys , slimy fruit and veg and weird tubs of spicy god knows what that theyre grinning manically at receiving. Plus they dont seem very cheap , there was a woman the other day bragging she had got £21 worth for £7.99 , i wouldnt give that for it .
Then theres Olio,I have a friend whos an organiser for this , it does seem a bit more sensible. But there seems to be mountains of posh bread and lots of wilting veg but theres uses for that , my friend seems to be out at all hours collecting a car full , then she puts it on her drive for collection as she says the veg goes into the compost bin and the bread ends it days in her chickens if its not taken .
Garden update the wind threshed the plums the other day , the apples are mostly on the ground and tiny , ive a solitary cucumber and thats about it apart from a tree dripping in cooking pears..lol natures a funny old thing
I generally pop into Aber Surplus in Aberystwyth. They have surplus food for anyone to take for free though you can give a donation which I always do as currently I'm not struggling financially. There's always bread (loaves, rolls, baguettes etc) sometimes fruit and veg which last week was limited to 2 items and then my downfall, trays and trays of Lidl's pastries. Chocolate croissants, pain o chocolat, ordinary croissants, brownies and more. Slightly stale but still freeze okay. I don't take too many, not good for my waistline and other people and the students like them too. I'd rather get stuff there than see it end up thrown away. There are also food banks in Aberystwyth for people who need help.
ReplyDeleteI attend the Community Pantry when i have a reason to be out that way its £7 a visit but your limited in what you can get , we are 15 miles from everywhere here and have a strict £50 a month fuel budget which is usually hospital visits and the car boot up the road . This month im going nowhere due to the camping trip
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